Prolonged eyelid closures spiked after 17 hours of sleep deprivation in professional drivers

The frequency and duration of episodes of prolonged eyelid closure increases during acute sleep deprivation, with very prolonged episodes after 17 hours awake, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Episodes lasting from 7 seconds up to 18 seconds developed after 20 h of wakefulness.

Read the article in JCSM: Prolonged Eyelid Closure Episodes during Sleep Deprivation in Professional Drivers